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recertification requirements
recertification PROCESS
Certification is effective for a period of five years. In order to recertify, candidates must meet and submit recertification requirements prior to December 31 of the fifth year of previous certification/recertification. (i.e., if certified 9/03, recertification must be accomplished prior to 12/31/08). Recertification expires for those who fail to recertify every five years as required.
All current holders of the CEM® or AEMSM who wish to maintain their designation must recertify at five-year intervals by submitting documentation that demonstrates 100 hours of continuing education (75 hours of emergency management training and 25 hours of general management training) as well as six professional contributions within the past 5 years since their original or last recertification date.
LAPSED RE-CERTIFICATION POLICY
(adopted 02/09/07)
Certified Emergency Managers must maintain the CEM® credential every five years. Multiple deadline reminders are sent from IAEM Headquarters electronically and via U.S. Postal Service.
Following expiration, former CEM®s will receive a registered letter stating their certification has expired, and they must cease-and-desist use of the credential (but they are invited to reapply at any time).
Up to a one-year grace period may be allowed under extenuating circumstances such as a major disaster, granted at the discretion of the Commission Chair. Both the request, and the submission of materials, must occur within the 12 months of expiration and under exceptional circumstances.
If previously-certified professionals let their CEM® lapse beyond the 12-month grace period, they must begin the certification process again, sending in a new application package and full fees. Their certification cycle then “re-sets” based on the new application.
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